The 1994-95 Minnesota Timberwolves season was marked by significant changes and challenges. The team finished with a 21-61 record, placing them 6th in the Midwest Division and failing to make the playoffs. The season was notable for the debut of Kevin Garnett, who was drafted 5th overall from high school, marking the start of a new era for the franchise. Despite his potential, the team struggled for consistency.
Bill Blair began the season as head coach but was replaced by Flip Saunders mid-season. Despite the coaching change, the Timberwolves couldn’t find their rhythm, finishing 13th in the Western Conference. Key players included Christian Laettner and Isaiah Rider, but the lack of depth and experience held the team back. This season laid the groundwork for future developments, focusing on building around Garnett as a franchise cornerstone.
- Regular Season Record: 21-61
- Playoff Result: Did not make playoffs
Minnesota Timberwolves Roster and Stats for 1994-95 Season
POINTS
Isaiah Rider
20.4
REBOUNDS
Christian Laettner
7.6
ASSISTS
Tom Gugliotta
4.5
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | GP | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3P% | GP | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3P% |
| Isaiah Rider | 75 | 20.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 35.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Christian Laettner | 81 | 16.3 | 7.6 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 32.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tom Gugliotta | 31 | 14.4 | 7.2 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 31.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Doug West | 71 | 12.9 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 18.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Sean Rooks | 80 | 10.9 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Donyell Marshall | 40 | 10.8 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 30.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Darrick Martin | 34 | 7.5 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 18.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Winston Garland | 73 | 6.1 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 25.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Micheal Williams | 1 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Stacey King | 50 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Pat Durham | 59 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 19.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Chris Smith | 64 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 43.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Greg Foster | 61 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 30.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Charles Shackleford | 21 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Askia Jones | 11 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Howard Eisley | 34 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Andrés Guibert | 17 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Mike Brown | 27 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Minnesota Timberwolves 1994-95 Regular Season Game Log
Here is the game log for the 1994-95 season for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
| Date | Opponent | Result | High Scorer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 04, 1994 | @ Denver Nuggets | L 130-108 | |
| Nov 05, 1994 | vs. Houston Rockets | L 115-85 | |
| Nov 08, 1994 | @ Detroit Pistons | L 126-112 | |
| Nov 09, 1994 | vs. Los Angeles Lakers | L 122-99 | |
| Nov 11, 1994 | vs. Chicago Bulls | L 112-100 | |
| Nov 12, 1994 | vs. Boston Celtics | L 114-101 | |
| Nov 15, 1994 | @ Golden State Warriors | W 114-112 | |
| Nov 16, 1994 | @ Phoenix Suns | L 105-90 | |
| Nov 19, 1994 | vs. San Antonio Spurs | L 109-101 | |
| Nov 22, 1994 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | L 112-79 | |
| Nov 23, 1994 | vs. Atlanta Hawks | L 89-77 | |
| Nov 25, 1994 | vs. Philadelphia 76ers | L 109-71 | |
| Nov 28, 1994 | @ San Antonio Spurs | L 92-88 | |
| Nov 29, 1994 | @ Dallas Mavericks | L 84-83 | |
| Dec 01, 1994 | @ Utah Jazz | W 96-94 | |
| Dec 03, 1994 | @ Los Angeles Clippers | W 103-95 | |
| Dec 06, 1994 | vs. Denver Nuggets | L 102-95 | |
| Dec 10, 1994 | vs. Phoenix Suns | L 103-89 | |
| Dec 13, 1994 | @ Atlanta Hawks | L 85-83 | |
| Dec 14, 1994 | vs. Utah Jazz | L 103-95 | |
| Dec 16, 1994 | vs. New Jersey Nets | W 94-93 | |
| Dec 17, 1994 | @ Washington Bullets | W 96-87 | |
| Dec 20, 1994 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | L 108-95 | |
| Dec 22, 1994 | @ Sacramento Kings | L 109-89 | |
| Dec 26, 1994 | vs. Los Angeles Clippers | W 82-81 | |
| Dec 30, 1994 | vs. New York Knicks | L 90-81 | |
| Jan 03, 1995 | vs. Denver Nuggets | L 108-99 | |
| Jan 05, 1995 | @ Miami Heat | L 114-91 | |
| Jan 06, 1995 | @ Orlando Magic | L 121-99 | |
| Jan 08, 1995 | @ New York Knicks | L 102-87 | |
| Jan 10, 1995 | vs. Sacramento Kings | L 98-85 | |
| Jan 11, 1995 | @ Charlotte Hornets | L 100-91 | |
| Jan 13, 1995 | vs. Detroit Pistons | W 104-92 | |
| Jan 14, 1995 | @ New Jersey Nets | L 93-84 | |
| Jan 16, 1995 | vs. Houston Rockets | W 94-75 | |
| Jan 19, 1995 | vs. Seattle SuperSonics | L 102-87 | |
| Jan 20, 1995 | @ Chicago Bulls | L 93-86 | |
| Jan 22, 1995 | vs. Charlotte Hornets | W 100-83 | |
| Jan 24, 1995 | vs. Phoenix Suns | L 100-85 | |
| Jan 27, 1995 | @ Dallas Mavericks | W 102-94 | |
| Jan 28, 1995 | @ Houston Rockets | L 114-93 | |
| Jan 30, 1995 | @ Utah Jazz | L 115-80 | |
| Feb 01, 1995 | vs. Dallas Mavericks | L 104-83 | |
| Feb 03, 1995 | vs. Portland Trail Blazers | L 112-97 | |
| Feb 05, 1995 | @ Boston Celtics | L 115-82 | |
| Feb 07, 1995 | vs. Golden State Warriors | W 109-100 | |
| Feb 08, 1995 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | L 100-93 | |
| Feb 14, 1995 | vs. Washington Bullets | L 99-96 | |
| Feb 15, 1995 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | W 101-97 | |
| Feb 17, 1995 | vs. Indiana Pacers | L 110-78 | |
| Feb 19, 1995 | vs. Orlando Magic | W 100-95 | |
| Feb 21, 1995 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | L 99-86 | |
| Feb 22, 1995 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | L 120-104 | |
| Feb 26, 1995 | vs. Miami Heat | W 106-99 | |
| Feb 28, 1995 | @ Denver Nuggets | L 114-101 | |
| Mar 01, 1995 | @ Sacramento Kings | W 98-87 | |
| Mar 03, 1995 | vs. Houston Rockets | W 108-105 | |
| Mar 05, 1995 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | L 105-102 | |
| Mar 06, 1995 | @ Los Angeles Clippers | L 101-88 | |
| Mar 08, 1995 | vs. Seattle SuperSonics | L 118-104 | |
| Mar 10, 1995 | vs. Los Angeles Lakers | W 109-103 | |
| Mar 12, 1995 | vs. Portland Trail Blazers | L 102-88 | |
| Mar 14, 1995 | @ San Antonio Spurs | L 115-100 | |
| Mar 16, 1995 | @ Houston Rockets | L 104-97 | |
| Mar 17, 1995 | vs. Cleveland Cavaliers | W 80-77 | |
| Mar 19, 1995 | vs. Los Angeles Clippers | W 96-93 | |
| Mar 22, 1995 | vs. Dallas Mavericks | L 99-96 | |
| Mar 24, 1995 | vs. San Antonio Spurs | L 111-97 | |
| Mar 26, 1995 | vs. Sacramento Kings | L 104-98 | |
| Mar 29, 1995 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | L 109-92 | |
| Mar 31, 1995 | @ Phoenix Suns | L 106-96 | |
| Apr 01, 1995 | @ Golden State Warriors | W 126-104 | |
| Apr 04, 1995 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | L 95-91 | |
| Apr 07, 1995 | @ Dallas Mavericks | L 111-94 | |
| Apr 10, 1995 | vs. Denver Nuggets | L 114-107 | |
| Apr 12, 1995 | vs. Golden State Warriors | L 123-109 | |
| Apr 14, 1995 | vs. Milwaukee Bucks | W 104-100 | |
| Apr 16, 1995 | @ Indiana Pacers | L 114-75 | |
| Apr 18, 1995 | vs. Utah Jazz | L 113-94 | |
| Apr 19, 1995 | @ Denver Nuggets | L 106-81 | |
| Apr 21, 1995 | @ Utah Jazz | L 99-96 | |
| Apr 23, 1995 | vs. San Antonio Spurs | L 97-91 |